D&D (2024) 2025's Ancient Green Dragon Stat Block From The New Monster Manual

The new ancient green dragon from the 2025 Monster Manual was previewed at Gen Con.

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[TiQuinn]

There is more than one way to emit gas...

The dragon says “Pull my Finger…”

 

[doctorhook]

What’s “PB +7” in the CR line mean?

 

[SpellObjectEnthusiast]

What’s “PB +8” in the CR line mean?

Proficiency Bonus +8

 

[doctorhook]

Proficiency Bonus +8

Cheers! Thanks. Lol you replied in the 10 seconds before I could correct my typo.

 

[dave2008]

Just caught something. It gives more XP for being in its lair, but the CR doesn't change. That is...interesting. Wonder if that has wider ramifications.

 

[Distracted DM]

Better than the 2014 version.. I miss the claw claw bite but it's worth the trade for more interesting overall features. I wish this had been the 2014 version

 

[mash(live in japan]

The change is to increase the number of reactions and variations instead of eliminating Legendary Actions and Lair Actions....
When I played Dungeon Master, I was confused about the timing of Legendary Actions, so this is not a bad change, and I think I can operate with the added Legendary Actions as before.
Personally, I would say 85/100.

 

[Gorck]

Just caught something. It gives more XP for being in its lair, but the CR doesn't change. That is...interesting. Wonder if that has wider ramifications.

I’m surprised it doesn’t say CR 22 or 23 in liar

 

[dave2008]

I’m surprised it doesn’t say CR 22 or 23 in liar

Yes, that is what interested me too.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

But speaking of CR, what does it mean in a case like this? 4 characters of what level would find this challenge? I think they would be lower than 20.

Little bit of tangent, but I've run a lot of dragons, and the tricky thing about green dragons is that poison is the easiest damage type to mitigate, at least in 2014. Protection from poison is 2nd level for a bunch of classes and doesn't require concentration. If the party has a druid or cleric druid, heroes' feast can give the whole party immunity to poison for 24 hours, no concentration, no possibility or dispelling.

By the time my party was high level, they were eating heroes feasts for breakfast every day. 1000 gp per meal? They had more gold than they new what to do with.